found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West Former Leon People in Tornado When the tornado ripped across Ruskin Heights shopping center, 12 miles from downtown Kansas City, Mo., Monday night 38 were killed and over 200 injured. In the group injured was former Leon People. The daughter of Mrs. Anna Dingman of Leon and her little daughter are in a hospital recovering from injuries suffered in the tornado. Mrs. Dingman departed Tuesday morning to be with her daughter and family. The fate of the daughter of a Leon couple, Mrs. R. E. smith, 24, who lived at 10722 Newton Avenue, which was only a block from where the big shopping was flattened in the storm, is not known. Mrs. Smith, nee Miss Barbara Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August T. Cooper of Leon, has not been heard from, or her husband and their two little children, a girl, 2 1/2 years old, and another girl, 1 year old. Mrs. Smith expects another child in September. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper attempted to telephone Kansas City, trying to find out if their daughter and family were injured or killed. The Red Cross was notified but Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, hearing nothing about their daughter and family, departed for Kansas City at noon Tuesday. When the Leon Journal-Reporter went to press yesterday afternoon the Coopers had not returned and no message was received here by relatives. (additional note- There was no basement in the home of the Smiths. I have only the first page and this article goes on about the sister of Chet Cartwright on page 4) *Does anyone have any follow up on the people mentioned above